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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |  Agile Specification by Example |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-3 Wochen | 60-90 min pro Feature | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 Beobachtungen | 3-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | UX researchObservationContext | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas |